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Kevin Maguire

@kevmag.bsky.social
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Journalist. Sunderland Uni visiting prof. England's North East Riviera.

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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 1h
Brother Burnham, Red Andy www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Burnham is a fearless PM who wants nobody to be in doubt about what he wants'
OPINION: Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire says Andy Burnham is a confident Prime Minister with promises that can transform the nation, but he must deliver to stop Britain lurching to the right
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Burnham's flying high but will he be Labour's Clark Kent or Superman? www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Andy Burnham — Labour's new Superman — is soaring over his failing rivals'
OPINION: Mirror man Kevin Maguire says Andy Burnham’s popularity is soaring, giving Labour fresh hope — but turning that golden opportunity into lasting success depends on fixing Britain’s economy
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When toffs fall out the republican revolution comes a little closer. Enjoy a cad-tastic Pierce and Maguire. youtu.be/RcmIsrXHmDk?...
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Royal 'Cad' Charlie Cashes In
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Brooding Donald Trump brags about war crimes and seeks to rebrand AI as an American superweapon." Best take on doolally madman Donald Trump's UN rant. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
Brooding Trump brags about war crimes and seeks to rebrand AI as a superweapon
OPINION: Trump's annual address to the UN General Assembly quickly turned from American greatness to American might and power - and his willingness to use it to get what he wants
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Burnham needs bold fresh answers when Trump of Iran is blowing up his plans. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
mirror.co.uk
'Andy Burnham must be bold in first meeting with orange maniac Donald Trump'
Ahead of the Prime Minister's first meeting with Donald Trump this week, Kevin Maguire warns he must be 'bold and radical' or risk risk the country losing faith
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The most unpopular company in Britain(no mean feat to earn that title) hiring @tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social who twice hammered Rupert Murdoch is a shrewd appointment and recognition the hugely controversial US AI behemoth faces powerful enemies in the UK. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Piddington 26 and the nearby entitled couple worried about the school run. Enjoy the latest Pierce and Maguire youtu.be/XbB_L_ZuyFM?...
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Harry and Meghan -Convoy Scare On School Run
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bought lock, stock and ­barrel by ­billionaires, bankrolled ­puppet Nigel Farage is about to ­discover fair-minded voters won’t be sold as a job lot to his highest bidders. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
mirror.co.uk
'Farage’s billionaires are trying to buy influence - democracy is not for sale'
OPINION: After two matching £36million donations by cryptocurrency billionaires, it's down to the people to make sure Reform find out that money can't buy you everything you desire, argues Kevin Magui...
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Reform’s Robert Jenrick defends and justifies political violence by the Hard Right party’s members. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
Reform member who hit female protester with crutch should get medal says Jenrick
Robert Jenrick, Nigel Farage's Treasury spokesman, said a man seen swinging a metal crutch at two hecklers should be given a medal and said he felt sorry for him after pictures and video were widely s...
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Mashed Harry, masked blackshirts and violent settlers. Who speaks for Britain? Enjoy this week's Pierce Vs Maguire www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXvy...
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King Tells Harry No Spare Needed Here
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Follow the money and with Nigel Farage and Reform it leads to sleaze. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Farage's Reform crisis means Burnham is becoming luckiest man in politics'
OPINION: Nigel Farage’s very appearance on Laura Kuenssberg’s show confirmed he’s sweating over a scandal where “looks bad” doesn’t do it justice
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
There’s more chance Nigel Farage will quit than become Prime Minister www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Shameless Nigel Farage is the bad boss from hell and a cynical con man'
"Operation Save Nigel after the claims of dodgily-funded opinion polls and discussion of what would be illegal foreign donations will repel curious floating voters already deserting a leader and party...
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Reform, Made in China www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
Tice opens Reform conference with China dig despite party merch being made there
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's number two, Richard Tice, opened Reform UK's conference in Birmingham by having a dig at China - while standing yards from a merch stand selling goods made there
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Another Reform money scandal. Two suspended this time. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Farage aides step down after undercover report on Reform UK donations
James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down from positions pending outcome of party investigation, says Reform UK
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Andy Burnham must be bold to be popular and we're about to discover whether he's genuine about change. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Andy Burnham must be bold - it's time to see if he's genuine with change'
"In cutting energy bills by £50 and reintroducing national £2 bus fares, the PM gave voters purse-padding and eye-catching downpayments... but what happens next is what matters most"
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Harry Mountbatten-Windsor and Meghan Markle back in Britain, unsetting the rest of an entitled wealthfare family, is an early Christmas pressie for republicans. Welcome home, double agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMrI...
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Harry & Meghan-The Real Reason They're Back
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tattered dirty flags hanging like limp rags from lamp posts symbolise Nigel Farage and Reform’s decline during a long, hot summer of discontent on the Hard and Far Right. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Reform has declined just like threadbare Union banners amid flag mania'
OPINION: Our man Kevin Maguire argues the heyday of Nigel Farage's Reform UK "feels over for good reasons" as he points out the party has fallen in the polls
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The King - What They're Not Telling You! We cover Britain's most dysfunctional family on the latest Pierce and Maguire podcast. youtu.be/lLaLe4_O7cI?...
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The King - What They're Not Telling You!
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Farage's hollow "resounding victory" against "nobodies" has badly damaged the Reform leader and Hard Right party. Enjoy our Pierce and Maguire byelection special. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co6P...
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Election Special: Will Farage Victory Backfire?
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Humiliated by the farcical by-election he called, Nigel Farage petulantly skipping the Clacton count only reinforces how badly the King of Sleaze’s stunt spectacularly backfired. Might Farage quit to spend more time with other people's money? www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'King of Sleaze Nigel Farage's by-election stunt spectacularly backfires'
OPINION: Mirror commentator Kevin Maguire analyses Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election win - from the hollow victory to him 'petulantly skipping' the Clacton count
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Burnham's hitting horrible reality with prisoner early releases. Summer holiday Pierce Vs Maguire special with me in a T-shirt and him , obvs, a suit and tie. youtu.be/2dy4VIOIQDM?...
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Burnham Bounce Hits First Controversy
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Shrouds have no pockets so pay-after-you-go would be a fair way to fund Andy Burnham’s free social care but there are others www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Burnham's levy on all estates would be fairest option to ensure social care'
Andy Burnham must stick to his guns with plans to introduce the social care surcharge, writes Mirror man Kevin Maguire, who argues this change would be the fairest choice
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Burnham and Healey either dodge the bullet of ruinous defence spending or they'll blow-up a revitalised UK Labour Government. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Burnham's mission to transform UK rests on dodging Starmer's defence targets'
"The blunt choice is between prioritising higher living standards, social care and council houses or throwing away good money after bad without any proof Britain would be better protected militarily"
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The anti-establishment Hard Right establishment. "Jim Davidson himself is a lifelong Conservative, and was a friend of the late Margaret Thatcher. He will not join Reform, as doing so would involve giving up his Carlton Club membership." www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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No laughing matter
Jim Davidson and Nigel Farage represent an England that will not go quietly
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
his is a "breathing space" policy worth having. Andy Burnham bringing back a £2 bus fare cap across England to cut travel costs for millions in areas where passengers currently pay up to £3. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
Bus fares to be capped at £2 slashing travel costs for millions
Bus users will see single fares limited to £2 across England from next year under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's plans to offer a cost of living lifeline to hard-pressed voters
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Changing places in Downing Street and Burnham shuffled his pack. The new PM and Cabinet are the focus of the latest Pierce and Maguire podcast. Enjoy! youtu.be/MhOTlvHj9D8?...
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Exclusive - Inside Burnham's No 10
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Are Andy Burnham's substitutions better or worse than Thomas Tuchel's? The full Cabinet of a new PM who denounced factionalism then sacked most of those loyal to Keir Starmer. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
Burnham's Cabinet - Who's in and who's out as Rayner back and Reeves loses job
Andy Burnham has unveiled his top team as Rachel Reeves and David Lammy departed the government, with the new PM pledging 'the moment when Britain starts to believe again'
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Kevin Keegan's seasons playing and managing Newcastle Unite made us Sunderland fans really suffer. What a huge character as well as a wonderful footballer. RIP a football icon gone far too soon at only 75. Eff cancer. www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...
mirror.co.uk
Kevin Keegan dies aged 75 as family pay tribute to Liverpool and Newcastle icon
Legendary former Liverpool star and ex-Newcastle and England manager Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after being diagnosed with cancer
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Pete Songi @songicartoons.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Latest toon for @mirror.co.uk and @kevmag.bsky.social
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ruritanian Britain when a Prime Minister must go to a Palace rather than Parliament to resign to a nepo baby King then the next PM must go to the same Palace and hereditary monarch to be appointed. Vive la révolution!
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
To be Labour’s and the country’s messiah Andy Burnham would first need to be a very naughty boy. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'It's time for Andy Burnham to be a naughty boy and become Labour's new messiah'
Kevin Maguire says new Labour Party leader Andy Burnham needs to be "bold and radical" as a prime minister, challenging "everyone and everything that has gone wrong"
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“I don’t want anything to do with Spain. They’re hopeless, bad people.” Trump's hatred is another reason to want Spain to win the World Cup. You never know, the lying sexual predator might refuse to hand over the trophy and keep it for himself. www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
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'Trump insulted Spain, hid from fans, and now wants to steal glory if they win'
Trump has spent months insulting Spain and hiding from World Cup fans all summer over fears of Epstein chants, and now - if Spain beat Argentina on Sunday - he's set to stand beside a trophy he has do...
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Much evidence Trump tried to rig the 2020 election after losing and some of Russian interference but not China But threatening to shut TV channels refusing to show propaganda live is very Xi Jinping The tinpot tyrant weakening the US is a Beijing dream www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’ as critics fear ploy to challenge midterm results
Opponents warn president’s address about 2020 election loss is a bid to sow confusion ahead of midterms that could deliver big losses for Republicans
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“To characterise criticism of Israel, Netanyahu or Zionism as anti-Semitic is quite simply wrong. Zionism is a political ideology and Netanyahu has an ICC warrant out for his arrest for allegedly committing war crimes and crimes against humanity..." pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/da...
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Daily Mail and Metro to pay 'substantial' libel damages to Loose Women panellist and husband
The publisher of the Daily Mail and Metro has agreed to pay substantial libel damages to Loose Women panellist Nadia Sawalha and her husband.
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
When Ann Widdecombe preferred pumps to the Pope. This week’s Pierce and Maguire focuses on the brutally murdered Right-winger’s politics and personality. youtu.be/0t5OHPOwCAQ
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Why Did Widdecombe Turn Down The Pope?
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Scandals don't come much bigger than wasting £10bn of £15bn spent on unusable PPE during Covid. The Tory VIP lane for donors, cronies and chums was a rip-off door. Hunt them down and grab back the £10bn no matter whatever that costs. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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Covid Inquiry finds Tories ‘favoured powerful pals’ amid lack of PPE
The Covid-19 Inquiry's latest report says that the Tories' VIP Lane ‘embedded unfairness’ as £10 billion was wasted on unusable PPE - while nurses were forced to wear plastic bags
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Nigel Farage is a bigger joke than a comedian with a dustbin on his head as the Reform desperado’s panicky by-election stunt backfires. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Nigel Farage is a bigger joke than a comedian with a dustbin on his head'
"And Farage has haemorrhaged credibility whether he beats Count Binface or not in a backfiring Clacton gimmick, where the City spiv is a bigger joke than a comic with a dustbin on his head"
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Durham Miners’ Gala. Bands, banners and 250,00 people crammed into a medieval city to celebrate working class solidarity. This is the banner of my dad’s and a brother’s pit. No better place to be today.
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Teeny Trump tribute act Nigel Farage's byelection stunt is backfiring badly on a leading light in the Hard Right monied elite running from mounting accusations of greed and sleaze. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Self-obsessed Nigel Farage’s priorities are himself, his money and power'
'Teeny Trump tribute act Nigel Farage is an angry Hard Right desperate chancer plotting a pricey £200,000 by-election to distract from his own dodgy dealings,' Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire writes
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Fa-Rage Against The Machine and Harry's bad day in court. Two huge stories in this week's Pierce and Maguire youtu.be/-E2mJnDNjN4?...
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Fa-Rage Against The Machine. We Told You So!
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne. Aristocratic convicted fraudster and crypto gambler “Posh George” Cottrell. Anybody else super-rich secretly funded self-styled “man of the people” Nigel Farage’s opulent lifestyle?
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
British republicans couldn't script bitter, petty rifts like this 👇 "Prince Harry refused stay at Buckingham Palace for UK visit as it's no longer available." www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/...
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Harry refused stay at Buckingham Palace for UK visit as it's no longer available
The Duke of Sussex's team said he had accepted an invite to stay in Buckingham Palace for part of his UK trip but Buckingham Palace said the accommodation is no longer available
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Everybody who loves football will want Belgium to stuff the USA and Gianni Infantino sacked. Trump cheats at golf so will see corrupting the men's football World Cup as just another day. www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...
mirror.co.uk
UEFA go to war with FIFA with brutal statement on Balogun World Cup ban U-turn
USA striker Folarin Balogun will be allowed to play against Belgium in their round-of-16 clash on Tuesday after FIFA controversially turned his automatic one-match ban for a red card into a suspended ...
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 250th Birthday, America. No champagne though. You could've been appealing. Canada. Instead you're nasty Trumpland.
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Norway fans' "Ro" beats even Iceland's thunderclap. What could ours do: Morris dance? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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‘Bigger than football’: Norway fans’ Viking row makes waves at World Cup
From Times Square to the Norwegian parliament and even in fighter jet cockpits, the choreographed row is everywhere
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Would be thrilling to see an orca and exciting watching dolphins on the North East coast. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Exploratory and curious animals’: mysterious rise in orca sightings off Northumberland coast
Reasons for increase not clear but experts say it could be welcome sign marine ecosystem is becoming healthier
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Hate-filled Hard Right politics is a profitable personal business for Nigel Farage and Reform leaders. Pleased the five-home property portfolio of gold finger and his partner is finally receiving wider coverage. Here are @DailyMirror details last month. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Inside Nigel Farage's multimillion-pound property empire
Reform UK’s leader is bidding to make Downing Street his home, yet he already boasts a portfolio stretching to four houses with another owned by his partner
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
That's eight World Cup goals from Sunderland players with Habib Diarra's second for Senegal plus Brian Brobbey's Dutch three and one each for Ecuador's Nilson Angulo, Switzerland's Granit Xhaka and Haiti's Wilson Isidor. Only Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain players have scored more.
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Supported by the British Government's Middle East UAE ally, Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are accused of crimes against humanity and genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Trump's "brazen crypto corruption" will have Reform UK wannabes salivating over how much they could make in power. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ greed after earning over $2bn since return to office
Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demanded tighter rules on political figures’ crypto dealings, citing disclosures of large-scale Trump family profits
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